What's the average number of bowls, forks, spoons, plates, and pots a household of 5 should have?

Question

What's the average number of bowls, forks, spoons, plates, and pots a household of 5 should have?

Answer 1

wtf what kind of question is that?

Answer 2

15 unless you entertain

Answer 3

The more dishes you have the more dishes you have to wash. My family of 5 has a set of all of those things per person with name labels on them. I have extra dishes put away for guests which get put back away immediately after washing. Each person has to wash their own set of dishes before they can eat the next meal. Sounds cruel I know but I seriously got tired of seeing a mountain of dishes three times a day with cemented oatmeal and the like oin them. Now the kids know how I felt washing all those and my kitchen is a lot more orderly. As for pots and pans, I have a set of cast iron pans, A set of stainless steel pans (each set is a set of 4), 2 muffin pans, 2 round cake pans, 4 bread loaf pans, 1 cheesecake pan, 2 rectangle cake/casserole pans, 1 pizza pan, 2 large lipped aluminum cookie sheets, 1 roasting pan. We cook quite a lot in my kitchen and everyone is involved from the creation to the cleanup.